One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Jerome Kern Tops "Show Boat" and "Roberta"
82 min
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
- Release date
- November 15, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
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Trailer
Cast
- Allan Jones as Jim Moore
- Nancy Kelly as Cynthia Merrick
- Robert Cummings as Steve Harper
- Bud Abbott as Abbott
- Lou Costello as Costello
- Mary Boland as Aunt Kitty Marblehead
- William Frawley as Roscoe
- Peggy Moran as Mickey Fitzgerald
- Leo Carrillo as Senor Escobar
- Don Alvarado as Rudolfo
- Richard Carle as James G. Moore
- Eddie Acuff as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
- William Alston as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Brooks Benedict as Croupier (uncredited)
- Harry C. Bradley as Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited)
- Tyler Brooke as First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
- Ralph Brooks as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Edgar Dearing as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
- Vivien Fay as Dancer (uncredited)
- Charlie Hall as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
- Kathleen Howard as Judge McCracken (uncredited)
- Jerry Mandy as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
- Francis McDonald as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
- Harold Miller as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Charles Murphy as Drunk in Court (uncredited)
- William H. O'Brien as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
- Barnett Parker as Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)
Crew
- A. Edward Sutherland · Director
- Gertrude Purcell · Writer
- Charles Grayson · Writer
- Kathryn Scola · Writer
- Francis Martin · Writer
- Joseph A. Valentine · Cinematographer
- Milton Carruth · Editor